Fueled by a quietly intense lead performance by acclaimed American actor Ben Foster, this second feature by Nova Scotia-based director Jason Buxton is a gripping portrait of a man cracking under pressures both external and internal. Based on a short story by Winnipeg writer Russell Wangersky, the drama stars Foster as Josh McCall, a family man who discovers that a tight curve on the road outside his new home has an alarming tendency to cause grisly car accidents. The family’s proximity to trauma takes an increasing toll on Josh’s relationship with his wife Rachel (Cobie Smulders) and his mental state. More than matching the expectations the filmmaker raised with his 2013 award-winner BLACKBIRD, Buxton’s skillful second feature succeeds both as perceptive character study and steely psychological thriller.

Director: Jason Buxton

Cast: Cobie Smulders, Ben Foster, Alexandra Castillo, Gavin Drea, Reid Price, Bob Mann, Sam Vigneault

Language: English

Runtime: 111 minutes

Content advisory: mature themes

Jorge Weisz, CCE was born and raised in Mexico City and is currently based in Toronto. He has collaborated with renowned directors and producers such as Vincenzo Natali, Lorenzo Vigas, Jason Blum, Charles Officer, Christian Sparkes and Lindsay Mackay, among others.

Jorge has worked on award-winning films such as Peter Stebbings’ Empire of Dirt, which premiered at TIFF 2013, Las Hijas de Abril, which won the Un Certain Regard’s Jury Prize at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, with acclaimed director Michel Franco, and Danis Goulet’s Night Raiders, which premiered at the 2021 Berlin International Film Festival under the Panorama section and had its North American premiere as a Gala at TIFF. Recently, he worked on the series Cross for Paramount/Amazon and Jason Buxton’s feature Sharp Corner.

Currently, Jorge is editing Steal Away directed by Clement Virgo.